542 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 26, 1890. 
avoided. The members then proceeded to inspect the 
Exhibition of Spring Flowers. 
The object in view in getting up the collection, is to 
create and stimulate an interest in spring flowers in 
Aberdeenshire, and which have been to a large extent 
neglected. This object was thoroughly well attained, 
if the numbers visiting the exhibition be taken as a 
criterion. The collection was pronounced by competent 
judges to be one of the finest, if not the finest, ever 
exhibited in Scotland. The flowers were displayed 
with fine effect, and their rich and varied colours 
presented a fine appearance. Mr. Thomas S. Ware, 
Tottenham, London, sent a fine collection of 
Daffodils, embracing seventy - six varieties, and 
including all the best and most popular sorts, both 
single and double. Mr. C. W. Cowan, Valley- 
field, Penicuik, near Edinburgh, forwarded a 
collection of Daffodils, embracing fifty-six varieties. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, London, contributed fifty varieties, 
and a notable display of Anemone fulgens. Mr. Proctor, 
gardener to William Henderson, Esq., Devanha House, 
Aberdeen, forwarded a valuable collection of Orchids and 
greenhouse plants, for which the association awarded 
their Cultural Certificate ; and Mr. Grigor, Fairfield, 
sent a very fine pot of Mignonette, for which he 
received the thanks of the association. The association, 
desiring as far as possible to carry out the wishes of those 
who sent specimens, agreed to make the exhibition 
free, and the large attendance of the public showed 
their appreciation of the efforts of the association in 
thus seeking to foster the love of flowers. Regret was 
expressed by the committee that owing to the space at 
their disposal being limited, they were prevented from 
making the exhibition more attractive than it even was. 
Royal Botanic. —April 23 rd. 
Hardy flowers greatly preponderated at the second 
spring exhibition of this society on Wednesday. Daffo¬ 
dils and Primulas were very prominent, including 
Auriculas and P. cortusoides Sieboldi. Azaleas were 
shown in better condition than in March. The first 
prize was taken by Mr. H. Eason ; Mr. R. Scott, The 
Holmes, Regent’s Park, being second with more 
columnar-shaped plants. The first prize in the 
nurserymen’s class was taken by Mr. C. Turner. 
Fine specimens of Roses were shown by Messrs. 
Paul &^Sou, who took the first prize ; Mr. Win. 
Rurnsey, Joynings Nurseries, Waltham Cross, being 
second. ,Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham, took the first piize for a collection of hardy 
herbaceous plants ; and Mr. J. Douglas was first for 
hardy Primulas. The first prize in an open class for 
Cinerarias was taken by Mr. D. Phillips, Langley 
Broom, Slough ; Mr. J. Douglas coming in second. 
The former was the only exhibitor of show Pelargoniums, 
and Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons were the only exhibitors 
of Begonias. Mr. J. Douglas secured the first prize for 
show Auriculas ; Mr. A. J. Sanders, gardener, Book- 
ham Lodge, Cobham, being second. Mr. C. Turner, 
Slough, had the best Alpine Auriculas, Mr. J. Douglas 
being second, and Mr. A. J. Sanders third. Sir. 
W. Morle had some finely grown Mignonette. 
In the miscellaneous classes, a large group of well- 
flowered, forced Rhododendrons was exhibited by 
Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Berkhamsted. A group of 
Tea and H.P. Roses came from Mr. Wm. Rurnsey, 
Joynings Nurseries, Waltham Cross, and a large group 
of dwarf and well-grown varieties of Primula cortu¬ 
soides Sieboldi was exhibited by Messrs. Ryder & Son, 
Sale, Manchester. A group of Palms and Dracaenas, 
enlivened with Tree Paeonies and Orchids, was shown 
by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. Olivias, 
Amaryllis, Rhododendrons, and Spireea astilboides 
were shown by Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper 
Holloway. A large group of Daffodils, Tulips, Ane¬ 
mones, and other spring flowers was staged by Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden. A fine group of Daffodils 
dressed upon wire stands was also shown by Mr. T. S. 
Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. Mr. J. 
Walker, Thame, and Mr. Robins, gardener to Col. Lee, 
Hartwell House, Aylesbury, exhibited fine examples of 
Marechal Niel Roses. 
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialist's of great experience. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 
Chrysanthemum Fly.— S. Cundy: The name of the small 
hlack two-winged fly, which you refer to as attacking the 
leaves of the Chrysanthemum, is Phytorayza nigricans. It lays 
its egg3 on the leaves, and the grubs, penetrating the tissue of 
the leaf, live iu tunnels which it makes between the two skins. 
The quickest remedy is to kill the grubs by pressing them 
between the thumb and finger, and as a preventive measure, 
syringe the plants occasionally with weak tobacco water. 
Green Primrose. — A. Martin : The flowers you send are ex- 
ceedingly interesting botanieally, and are a curiosity ; but we 
are not prepared to say the variety would command a high price, 
because they are not sufficiently conspicuous or showy to attract 
the fancy of the general public. For those who are specialists, 
or make collections of the various modifications or transition 
states of the Primrose, it would certainly be an object of interest, 
and on that account worthy of preservation. Contrary to our 
expectations, the calyx is quite normal, although it is usually 
the first part of the flower to revert to green leaves, as in Jack- 
in-the-Green and Galigaskins. The pale glaucous green lobes of 
the corolla are very curious, and exactly represent small leaves, 
slightly toothed on the margin, and having the midrib and other 
characteristic venation of a leaf. As a green Primrose, it is on a 
par with the green Rose, but more truly a green flower than that 
of the green Dahlia. 
Insects on Roses. — H. P. : You will be able to keep down 
green-fly by syringing occasionally with tobacco water, or some 
of the many insecticides now in use. To keep the grubs down, 
you must keep the bushes clean in the autumn with the 
aid of insecticides, and so prevent the moths from laying their 
eggs on the plants, but there are so many of them that this is 
rather a large order. Hand picking is the best remedy when 
the grubs and caterpillars are in evidence, 
Mr. Horner on the Auricula.— Eurelca : The announcement 
that Mr. Horner would read a paper on the Auricula on Tuesday 
was made In error, and, consequently, he was an exhibitor only 
on that occasion. 
Names of Plants.— IF. P. : Salvia Verbenaca, a British 
plant of no great beauty. T. Wilson : 1, Narcissus bicolor, var. 
Emperor; 2, Narcissus moschatus albicans ; 3, Oncidium macu- 
latum. Salopian : The Orchid is Dendrobium Gibsoni, the small 
flowers are those of Asperula tinctoria. Orchids sent withou 
Signature on Wednesday : 1, Vanda suavis ; 2, Vanda suavis more 
finely spotted ; 3, Aspasia lunata var.; 4, Vanda eoerulescens. 
Primulas.— Primula: We presume you refer to the Chinese 
Primula, in which case to obtain good seeds you should proceed 
somewhat as follows:—When the plants are in bloom, select the 
finest types of the colours you wish to perpetuate, and remove 
the plants from the general collection before they become ferti¬ 
lised to a shelf near the glass in an airy part of the greenhouse. 
As you want only a few seeds, and those of the best, you should 
cut out of the truss any imperfectly shaped pips, and fertilise the 
remainder with the aid of a small camel’s-hair brush. Keep the 
plants in a healthy growing condition with the aid of weak 
liquid manure while the seeds are swelling, and as they reach 
maturity, gradually withhold water until perfectly ripened off. 
There are so many good strains now, that if you go to a good 
house and pay a fair price, we cannot understand your getting 
seeds uncertain in quality. 
Tulips in Pots.— N. H.: The sample of soil you sent us is 
good lasting material, and would, no doubt, be good for fruit and 
vegetables, as you say ; but for pot work, and more especially for 
seedling Tulips, you ought to use a good quantity of sand and 
leaf-soil. The soil in this neighbourhood would get covered with 
Marchantia or Vaucheria in less than two years, which it has 
taken to cover your pots with moss. You should carefully 
remove the moss with a knife or label, and top-dress with a 
compost of loam and leaf-soil in about equal parts with a good 
admixture of sand. In September remove the bulbs from the 
soil and re-pot iu the above mixture. Less leaf-soil would 
answer, provided you can get better, that is, lighter loam than 
that sent us. We should re-pot annually, some time after the 
foliage has died down, or at least before the bulbs re-commence 
to grow. The moss-covered soil you sent is inert and sour, and 
possibly the drainage may be defective. 
Communications Received. —W. J.—W. C.—A. G —P R D 
—J. W. P.—W. P.—E. S. D.—J. K. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 
Henry Bennett, Sheppertou, Middlesex.—New French Roses 
for 1890. 
Ed. Pynaert— Van Geert, Ghent, Belgium. — Catalogue of 
Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Fruit Trees, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
April 21st. 
Messrs. Hilrst k Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a steady demand 
for Agricultural seeds. Red Clover has advanced 2s. per 
cwt., owing to a large speculative demand. White 
Alsike and Trefoil steady ; Rye Grasses fiim. Stocks 
much reduced, through large export demand. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
April 23 rd. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus_per 100 4 0 8 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 2 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 16 2 6 
Carrots .. ..perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 30 60 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 6 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 0 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 
s.d. s.d. 
Herhs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.. ..per bushel 3 6 5 0 
Parsley... .per bunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
I Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 6 2 0 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per con. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 7 0 j Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 IS 0 j —St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Crapes --per lb. 3 0 5 0 ! Strawberries.. per lb. 3 0 5 0 
New Grapes ...7.... 5 0 7 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Azalea ....per dozenl8 0 36 0 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. S 0 12 0 
Bonvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracaena viridis, doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
— Cavendishii, doz. 18 0 36 0 
— ventrieosa.. doz. 12 0 24 0 
Cineraria., per dozen S 0 12 0 
Dielytra_per doz. GO 9 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 IS 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Genista.... per dozen S 0 12 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 10 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 12 0 24 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 6 0 9 0 
Primula _per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roses.per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy_doz. S 0 10 0 
Spiraea _perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Tulips.12 pots 6 0 SO 
Bedding Plants in variety, in roots or boxes, and also in pots. 
■riXl UU1 UlllCS, ± id U1LL13 .. A. \J 
Azalea_doz. sprays 0 6 
Bonvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Camellias, 12 blooms 1 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
Daffodils,doz.bunches 3 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Hyacinth, French, 
per bunch 10 2 0 
Hyacinth, Dutch, in 
boxes, White, box 2 0 4 0 
Hyacinth, various, 
per box 16 3 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 4 6 0 
Lilium, various. 12 bis. 2 0 8 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 | 
s.d. s.d. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— (French)..per bun. 16 2 0 
Narcissus ...doz. bun. 3 0 6 0 
Orchid bloom in variety 
Pelargoniums, 12spys. 0 9 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Primroses, doz. bun. 0 4 OS 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.perdoz. 2 0 4 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 1 0 2 0 
Stephanotis,12 sprays GO SO 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 4 0 6 
Violets.. ..12bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Parme, perbuch. 3 6 5 0 
Out Flowers.—Averaqe Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
5 0 
1 0 
1 0 
4 0 
2 0 
6 0 
5 0 
4 0 
1 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Auricula Show, National.. 539 
Birmingham Spring Show.. 541 
Cattleya Lawreneeana 
Vinckii. 540 
Cinnamon. 537 
Daffodils at Long Ditton.. 538 
Ferns and ferneries . 53S 
Floriculture . 536 
Flower pots, substitutes for 540 
Forsythia suspensa . 540 
Fruit prospects, our.533 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 541 
Horticultural Hall, the .. 534 
Leeks and Onions. 535 
Narcissus Conference, the 533 
Narcissus Glory of Leyden 537 
Odontoglossum triumphans 
aureum . 540 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 540 
PAGE 
Papers for young men .... 540 
Pink, the . 536 
Planting. 537 
Primula cortusoides Sie¬ 
boldi .535 
Primulas from layirs .... 540 
Primula spectabilis . 540 
Randia maculata . 540 
Rhododendron gloxinke- 
florum . 540 
Rhododendron, Queen of 
Dwarfs .540 
Royal Botanic Society .... 542 
Royal Horticultural So¬ 
ciety . 541 
Spiraea aruncus astilboides 540 
Spring greenery.533 
Vine borders .. 534 
Wildsmith Memorial. 534 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 530 
Catalogues. 
J. Forbes ... . 532 
Kelway & Son. 532 
T. S. Ware . 553 
Chrysanthemums. 
De Reydellet . 529 
R. Owen . 529 
Pitcher & Manda . 532 
S. Shepperson. 531 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 532 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 529 
Ferns. 
W. F. Askew . 529 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 532 
Smith. 529 
Florists’ Flowers. 
S. Baldwin . 532 
J. Cheal & Sons . 532 
H. English . 531 
J. Gallon. 529 
E. King. 529 
J. Laing & Sons. 529 
Alex. Lister. 532 
J. Turner. 529 
T. S. Ware . 533 
Fruit Trees. 
R. Neal. 532 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri - Horticultural 
Chemical Co. 532 
J. Arnold. 529 
Benjamin Edgington. 532 
A. Booty & Co. 532 
H. J. Gasson . 529 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.. 529 
A. Potter. 529 
S. A. Sands. 530 
R. Sankey & Son . 530 
Mark Smith. 544 
H. G. Smyth . 530 
The “Stott" Distributor 544 
C. G. Warne . 543 
Hardy Plants. 
Hooper. 529 
Kelway. 532 
S. Shepperson. 531 
Stansfield Bros. 529 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 544 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 544 
C. Toope & Go. 529 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 529 
C. Frazer's Exors . 530 
page 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Gray. 520 
Mellowes & Co. 529 
A. Peel 4c Sons . 543 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 529 
J. Weeks & Co. 529 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 532 
Bridgford's Antiseptic... 529 
Corry, Soper, & Co. 543 
Deighton & Co. 544 
Dicksons, Limited .. . 530 
Gishurst Compound_ 529 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 532 
Hughes’ Fir Tree Oil. 530 
Nicotine Soap. 531 
Picrena.531 
Lawu Mowers. 
Chadborn & Coldwell 
Manufacturing Co. 529 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 529 
Clay's Invigorator. 529 
W. Colchester. 544 
Native Guano Company 543 
H. Richardson & Co. 529 
Standen's. 529 
W. Thomson & Sons. 529 
Miscellaneous. 
Colville & Co. 529 
Epps’ Cocoa. 543 
Gishurstine. 529 
Harrison's Knitter. 543 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 529 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 532 
Dicksons, Limited. 532 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 529 
Roses. 
H. English . 529 
R. Smith & Co. 532 
J. Walters . 529 
Seeds. 
Allen. 529 
Barr & Son . 529 
Gardener & Co. 529 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 529 
S. Shepperson. 531 
Sutton & Sons. 529 
R. Sydenham . 533 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 531 
Trees aud Shrubs. 
R. Neal. 532 
R. Smith & Co. 532 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6d. per line of about nine 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
(12 ins.long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5 ; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
I'ostal and Money, Orders, to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drfiry Lane Post OTflce, W.C. 
